jellyfish mod help!

sackofnutz · Feb 27, 2015

How can I obtain a new charger? Where! I can't find 1 anywhere. Parently every micro USB I've tried disent work I need help

Hempicus · Feb 27, 2015

I would say to look up the specs of the charger and look for a aftermarket charger with the same specs. (As far as wattage and voltage so you make sure you don't damage your battery.)

sackofnutz · Feb 27, 2015

Yeah I've done that and bought 2 new micros now in think I have like 10. It's 9v. And most are 5v

Hempicus · Feb 27, 2015

sackofnutz said:
Yeah I've done that and bought 2 new micros now in think I have like 10. It's 9v. And most are 5v

And those didn't work?

rdsok · Feb 27, 2015

USB chargers are not 9v... they are 5v.

If the charger that came with yours is using a usb cable and the charger is actually 9v... they are using them in a nonstandard way. You will be unlikely to find a compatible one except from where you got the mod from perhaps.

DH350nWo · Feb 28, 2015

rdsok said:
USB chargers are not 9v... they are 5v.

If the charger that came with yours is using a usb cable and the charger is actually 9v... they are using them in a nonstandard way. You will be unlikely to find a compatible one except from where you got the mod from perhaps.

They jellyfish uses a 9v USB charger that they built for this box.

rdsok · Feb 28, 2015

DH350nWo said:
They jellyfish uses a 9v USB charger that they built for this box.

Then it isn't a USB charger despite what type of cables they are using...

DH350nWo · Feb 28, 2015

Micro USB port and male connector. What would you call it? Just because it uses a nonstandard voltage doesn't make it any less a USB connection.

rdsok · Feb 28, 2015

Their very poor choice in types of connectors doesn't make it USB.... USB has standards and one of those is 5v and anything else is then not a USB connection... it is just using that type of cable and that is all.

So any actual USB power supply you find... will only be 5v and nothing else.

sackofnutz · Feb 28, 2015

Thanks for your input I will do further research into finding an actual 9v.

rdsok · Feb 28, 2015

sackofnutz said:
Thanks for your input I will do further research into finding an actual 9v.

I suspect you'll need to create your own adapter... Look at the original charger and see how many amps output it is capable of providing. Then find a 9v power source that provides that many amps. The only other thing to consider then is getting your polarity correct ( ie the + and - ) so you don't short something out.

MD_Boater · Feb 28, 2015

That was a dumb design. They should have used a different connector on the cable.

rdsok · Feb 28, 2015

MD_Boater said:
That was a dumb design. They should have used a different connector on the cable.

Agreed... life is confusing enough without them doing something like that and then have some novice users make what seems like a logical conclusion be made incorrect because of an idiot designer

JB Electrical · Mar 18, 2015

I believe it is a balance charger for 2 batteries in series.

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